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This zucchini pasta with sausage and creamed spinach is the pasta that I now dream about.

Tender zucchini noodles combined with flavorful sausage, wilted spinach, and a creamy (dairy-free!) cashew sauce that makes my mouth water. It has quickly become one of my absolute favorite recipes and I know you’ll love it too! So grab your handy spiralizer and get cooking!

Can we talk about the easiest dinner ever? I recently discovered how to cook fish in parchment paper and I have to say that I think I’m forever going to retire my previous broiling method. Right now I am all about this dish and easy dinners in general. Easy dinners are perfect if you are:…

Is anyone else out there obsessed with creepy psychological thrillers, true crime, and perhaps… the My Favorite Murder podcast? 😉 I have no idea why I love to completely freak myself out with chilling books, but here are my recent faves and recommended thriller reading list for spring! (You can find my past reading thriller…

Who’s got spring cleaning fever? (raises hand) I do! If you’re on a spring cleaning kick like me, you’ll love this cool trick to clean leather! Okay, maybe it’s not a trick, but when you see what these two simple ingredients can do to your old leather goods, you’ll be pretty impressed! This is an awesome…

Are you supplementing with magnesium yet? If not, this just might change your life! 😉 I’ve mentioned in previous posts that I supplement with magnesium because it plays a huge role in the body and it’s often hard to get enough from food due to mineral depletion in the soil. Magnesium depletion in our bodies is linked with insomnia,…

Life has felt like a whirlwind these past few months. In September, I started a graduate program at the University of Washington (MS in Human Centered Design and Engineering, if you’re curious). In addition to learning a lot, this experience has made me reflect on how much our thoughts shape our reality. Over the years,…

Is there anything better than a good beef and cabbage soup this time of year? I’ve been living off of soup since pretty much the first day of fall… and somehow, I still can’t get enough. This one has been one of my faves in my rotation and I realized it’s the perfect time to…

Every fall when the rain hits Seattle and the dreary days come back, I notice a huge drop in my mood. I’ve lived in Seattle for 13 years now and these past few winters have been particularly difficult in the mood department. Can anyone relate? 😉 A lot of people suffer from the “winter blues,”…

Sometimes you really need to make brownies… Or maybe that’s just me. 😉 This week I needed to take a break and indulge a chocolate craving so I decided to whip up a batch of these sugar-free paleo brownies. Let me tell you, something seriously magical happens when you bake these and make your entire house smell…

Alright, I may not be a football fan, but I do know how much people love the Super Bowl. And, I also know how much people love Super Bowl recipes. It just so happens that I’ve been enjoying these Paleo Carnitas with Bacon Jalapeño Guacamole (OMG, right?) and realized that this is total Super Bowl food….

By now you may know that one of my favorite things in life is reading psychological thrillers. (You can find my past reading recommendations here.) Although I haven’t had much time to read anything for fun since starting grad school, I rounded up this list of some of my faves that I read last…